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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Swenet: [QB] Pygmies are similar to North Africans in various subtle ways. As I posted three years ago in this thread: [QUOTE]Originally posted by Swenet: [QUOTE][b]One might find it odd that the Pygmies cluster with North Africans. This is due to allometric effects associated with their small size[/b]. In particular [b]HL-shape exhibits negative allometry, while FHAP-shape exhibits positive allometry (Holliday, 1995).[/b] Therefore, [b]as a result of their small size, the Pygmies are characterized by small femoral heads and long humeri[/b] – features aligning them [b]more closely with the North Africans than with Sub-Saharan Africans.[/b][/QUOTE]--Holiday 1997[/QUOTE]So, Egyptians don't cluster with Pygmies at the expense of Nubians. The opposite is happening. Pygmies cluster with Egypto-Nubians (and Ain Dokhara) instead of with Sub-Saharan Africans: [i](...) Pygmies are characterized by small femoral heads and long humeri – [b]features aligning them more closely with the North Africans than with Sub-Saharan Africans.[/b][/i] —Holliday 1997b [/QB][/QUOTE]
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